Corona Devotionals

Have we considered lately just how  in consequential we are? I know that the world preaches that "we could be famous", and every athlete/online-influencer/author/actor/business professional hears a serpent-like whisper into our soul   saying that "we are the next big thing"... But...if we stop for a moment and step-out of our own schedule and ambitions, and if we can step out of our own self-focus ... How big are we ( really ) in the grand scheme of things?   And more importantly: How big are we (could we possibly be) in the  God  scheme of things? It is estimated that there are 8.3 billion people on earth, and  8.7 million living species of animals.  Scientists say that there are at least  391,000 known species of vascular plants.   We live in a big world with a lot  going on.   How could the God of the universe (possibly) think about us when He has so much (else) to manage/control/and care for? How big are we ( real...

Praise be to the   Lord   my Rock,  who trains my hands for war,  my fingers for battle.  ( 2)  He is my loving God and my fortress,  my stronghold and my deliverer, m y shield,   in whom I take refuge...    ~Psalm 144:1-2 ~~~  What will we be working at today?  What will our hands and fingers be doing ? Praise be to the Lord   our  Rock , because He  trains our  hands for war, our  fingers for battle  today.   And He trains our hands and fingers in all different ways to serve Him, to glorify Him, and to battle for Him.   Nursing  hands and fingers, trained by  the Lord   our  Rock for war and for battle  and for today. Baking   hands and fingers, trained by the Lord our Rock for war and for battle and for today. Office  hands and fingers, trained by the Lord our Rock for war and for battle and for today. Teaching  hands ...

We were gifted some fruit the other day, and one of the types of fruit in the bowl was foreign to us.  I like fruit, and I have eaten many kinds of fruit, but in the (gift) fruit bowl were about ten ping-pong-sized prickly-looking ball-shaped fruits.  The skin was rubbery and textured with (non-sharp) points.   Don't these sound (and look) appetizing? And when I cut them up for our consumption, the skin falls away easily, and then you are left with white, slippery, fleshy fruit. Who's hungry?   But... guess what?  Lychee fruit are good !  They taste...well, different than any fruit that I have had before, but lovely all the same.  And lovely all the different.   Nevermind the prickly, ugly outer skin.  And l et's look past the pasty color and slimy feel. I like lychees now!  And if you are given the chance to try one, you will too.   We just have to be open to liking them. ~~~ Whether we have a lychee fruit in ou...